“Thank you for your time yesterday. It has really given me hope in having a relationship with the Lord. I’m excited for what’s to come.” Imagine getting that from a friend with whom you’d been talking about spiritual things. In NYC, Sabrina shared the gospel with Jackie, and as they talked, Sabrina asked what Jackie […]
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At USC one afternoon, Stephen met a freshman, Alejandro (middle in the pic). When they read through “Knowing God Personally” together, Alejandro prayed and committed his life to Christ. Alejandro began to meet with Stephen and two other guys for a men’s Bible study. They started with the life of Jesus in the book of
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In Destino, every generation of students includes those who will help take God’s Good News to the world. It’s like a giant relay race of passing on this privilege from one year to the next. This past summer we sent teams to three summer missions locations: Vail, Co., New York City, and the Mediterranean. Joaquin grew
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“It is just so hard to think positive things about myself and to believe that is really how God sees me.” That’s what Melody, a Destino staff woman, heard from a student in Miami. Melody was leading an exercise to help students evaluate their identity as individuals, including who has most influenced their lives, and how
What do you do when you really want to do something but don’t think you have enough staff or students to pull it off? That’s a GREAT time to partner with other organizations and churches in your area. That’s exactly what they did at Destino at Texas A&M recently. Students there wanted to host a worship night that
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This week we want to give a shout out to Destino at the University of Arizona/Pima! This spring, they’ve been working really hard to meet people and build a movement in their city. Recently, they did an awesome outreach on campus that engaged students by asking questions. They asked students to explain what family is,
The longer I live, the more I’m convinced of one theological truth: this world is broken. As I talk to students and hear story after story of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and as I look around and see hatred, racism, and poverty, I can’t help but believe that something just isn’t right. Moreover, when I
“Let’s do a Bible study that talks about how being a Christian affects our culture!” suggested one of our leaders at the beginning of the semester. Great idea! But where do you find that kind of material? Walk into any Christian bookstore and you’ll find a women’s section, a men’s section, and Bibles “marketed” towards
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My ethnic identity journey has been one of joy, tears, and trust. Joy in knowing that in the Lord’s good and perfect sovereignty He chose for me to be a person of Mexican descent. Tears as I enter into the painful parts of embracing my culture– from feeling “less Mexican” because I am not a
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“So you and your family are from Mexico, huh?” Emily, my freshman roommate asked soon after I moved into the dorm room my first semester in college. “Yes, but I grew up in Deer Park, a suburb of Houston,” I replied, trying to deflect the question. In fact I had moved to Deer Park at
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